AMICS — Advanced Mineral Identification and Characterization System

The Advanced Mineral Identification and Characterization System (AMICS) is the latest software package for automated identification and quantification of minerals and synthetic phases. The key of this package lies in its innovative imaging and analysis software capabilities. It enables Bruker’s QUANTAX energy dispersive X-ray spectrometers (EDS) systems on selected scanning electron microscopes (SEM) to become a fully automated mineral liberation analyzer (MLA). Combining AMICS with Bruker's novel and performance-leading Micro-XRF system M4 TORNADO results into the world's first automated mineral analyzer based on X-ray fluorescence technology.

The AMICS software is a forward-thinking quantitative analysis system. Its versatility makes it ideal for use in both earth and material science research and industry applications.

Especially large geological samples, e.g. drill cores and hand samples as well as thin sections, can be easily analyzed down to the micrometer scale making the M4 TORNADOAMICS a powerful system in mining and geosciences. With its ability to measure unprepared samples at low to atmospheric pressure, it provides mineral phase results in the shortest time frames.